Typewriting machine



' 1927' H. H. VICKERS TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed April 11, 1925 (A Y l 1/; vew 727':

Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

STATES FATENT OFFICE.

HARRY H. VICKERS, OF CORONA. NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO UNDERWOOD TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAKARE.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Application filed April 11, 1925.

This invention relates to aligning tables applicable to Underwood bookkeeping machines, such, for example. as that shown in the patent to Minton, No. 1,280,065, dated September 24, 1918, for handling work such as that disclosed in my application No.

616,654, filed February 3, 1923 (now Patent No. 1,537,048, dated May 5, 1925).

In machines of the class referred to, de-

nomination-selectors are set at different positions along the carriage to determine com puting zones, and tabulator-stops are set corresponding positions. In case subtraction is to be effected in certain zones, the machine may be set for subtraction manually, or the tabulator-stops for such Zones may be provided with means, such as disclosed in said patent, for setting the machine for subtraction.

In certain classes of work it is necessary, at different times, to make the corresponding sets of entries in different columnar positions on a. single work-sheet or on different work-sheets. If such work-sheets were in 25 each case gaged in the same way by collating means at the delivery side of the platen, it would be necessary to reset the denomination-selectors and tabulator-stops frequently.

Such resetting would require considerable time and great care, and would tend to cause mistakes. To obviate these difficulties, it

has been proposed to secure the desired results by positioning the work-sheets differently by suitable collating devices, so that the columns on the Work-sheets collated will be properly positioned with reference to the computing zones.

The work-sheet is inserted at the rear of the machine, leading edge first, down a rear 0 paper-table to engage the feed-rolls which co-operate with the platen to feed the worksheet therearound. Then the feed-rolls are released, and the work-sheet is squared or aligned against an upturned edge at the top 5 of a front table. The work-sheet is laterally positioned against the side of the front table, which is provided with an upturned edge against which the sheet is thrust.

When it is desired to make corresponding 0 sets of entries in different columnar positions on a single work-sheet, or on different work-sheets, a side age is frictionally mounted upon the front table, and the work- Serial No. 22,271.

sheetis then positioned against the gage instead of against the upturned side of the table. In this manner, the work-sheet is shifted laterally the width of a column or more, depending on the width of the gage.

The gage, as herein disclosed, consists of a rectangular block, into which a slot is milled longitudinally for receiving the upturned side edge of the table. The block is provided with a flat spring fast thereto and at the rear thereof. By means of the spring the block is held upon the table and may be readily slipped on or off, to control the columnar position of the work-sheet.

One of the features of this invention relates to its simple and practical design which enables it to be cheaply manufactured, and easily and efficiently manipulated.

Due to its peculiar design, the gage is adaptable to be used in connection with aligning tables which are generally supplied as standard equipment with the Underwood machines. This feature is important because it enables the user of standard machines to purchase at a comparatively small cost a device which may be applied to the machine with no alteration thereof.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view, in elevation, showing the work-sheet inserted 1-.2

around the platen of the machine.

Figure 2 is a front view, in elevation, of the device as applied to the platen frame of an Underwood typewriting machine.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the front table and of the side gage.

Figure 4 is a crosssectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

A work-sheet 10 is inserted at the rear of the machine, leading edge first, downwardly over a rear paper-table 11 to engage feedrolls 12 and 13 which co-operate with a platen 14 to feed the work-sheet therearound. Said platen is revolubly mounted on an axle 15 which carries, fast thereon and at the end thereof, a finger-wheel 16 and agear 17, both for the purpose of line-spacing the platen. Then the feed-rolls are re leased and the work-sheet is squared up by its leading edge against an upturned edge 18 at the top of a front table 19, at the delivery side of the platen. The pork-sheet. is then laterally positioned against a side edge 20 of said front table.

The front table is fixed to the platenframe of the machine by means of a crossbar 21 which is provided with downwardlyextending brackets 22 forming an integral part thereof. The brackets are fastened to the end plates 23 of the platen-frame by means of screws 24, and the table is secured to the crossbar 21 by means of screws 26, the heads of which are housed into coun tersunk slots 25 in the table. By means of said slots, the table is rendered adjustable relatively to the printing line, so. that the printing, upon the sheet is gaged from the leading edge thereof.

After having-made thenecessary entrles in the proper columnar positions it is sometimes desirable to shift the position of the work-sheet so that different columnar positions in the work-sheet will correspond to the original set-up of the denominationselectors and the tabulator-stops, which control the accumulation in the machine. For this purpose, there is provided a gage-block 27 into which there is milled a groove 28 engaging the edge 20 of the front table. The block is provided with a concavelycurved leaf-spring 29, fast thereto, to frictionally hold the block onthe table as shown in Figure 2. Referring more particularly to Figure 3, in which the block and the table are illustrated, it will be noted that the spring 29 is secured to the block by means of fasteners 30, and that the forward end of the spring over-extends the block at 31 and is curved slightly away from the block to facilitate the engagement thereof with the table.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A gage-device for attachment to acollating table of a typewriting machine, including a rectangularlyeshaped block having a lengthwise position-holding slot in its rear side. and a leaf-spring for securing said block to said table, having one end fastened to the upper end of saidblock on said rear side, the free end of said spring extending slightly past the lower end of said block and curving slightly away from the same.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination with an upright collating table having a thin sheet-metal bodyand forwardly-bent side-edge flanges, of a spacing block disposed at a side of said table and having a lengthwise open slot extending forwardly from its rear side a depth sufiicient to engage over the adjacent, flange, said block having av leafspring fastened to its rear side atits upper end,:th eilow er end: of said attached to said table by movement along the plane of said body.

3. In a typewriting machine having a platen-frame, the combination with a crossbar mounted on the ends of said platen frame, and acollating table mounted on the forward side of said cross-bar and provided with forwardly-bentflanges, of an upright rectangularly-shaped spacing block having alengthwise slot arranged to engage over the adjacent flange, and a leaf-spring fastened on its rear side, said spring being fastened to the upper end of the block and extending downwardly therefrom and being'concavely curved to have its forward end disposed against the under surface of the collating table substantially opposite the forward end of the block, to frictionally hold the latter on said table, the concavely-curved portion of said spring being disposed in the rear of said cross-bar.

4. In combination with an aligning table for typewriting machines, a spacing block slidablv mounted upon said table for laterally shifting the locating edge of the worksheet relatively to the printing-point of the machine, said spacing block being provided with aslot engaging a fixed side edge of said table.

5. In combination with an aligning table for typewriting machines, a spacing block slidably mounted upon said table for laterally shifting the locating edge of the worksheet relatively to the printing point of the machine, said spacing block being provided with a slot engaging a fixed side edge of said table, and means for frictionally holding said block upon the table.

6. In combination with an aligning table for typewriting machines, a spacing block slidably mounted upon said table for laterally shifting the locating edge of a work-sheet relatively to the printing point of the ma' chine, said spacing block being provided with a slot engaging a. fixed side edge of said table, and means for frictionally holding said block upon the table, said means including a spring fast to the block and at the rear thereof and co-operating with the back of the table to hold the block thereon.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination with an aligning plate having fixed side edges for positioning a'workesheet laterally, of a detachable side gage positioned by a side edge of the aligning plate for laterally shifting the position of the work-sheet on said plate, and a spring fast to thegagean d at the rear thereof co-operating with the back of the plate near thelower edge thereof to resiliently hold, the gage upon the plate.

8'. In a typewriting machine, the combination of an aligning table having fixed side tion with an ali edges, and a side gage to position a Worksheet laterally, said gage having a slot in which one of the fixed side edges is slidable to laterally position the gage, and a spring fast to the gage to fi'ictionally hold the gage upon the aligning table.

9. In a typewriting machine in combinaside edges, a spacing of said side edges for gning table having upturned block slidable over one 10 mounting on the al1gn ing table and provided With means engaging the same side edge to block laterally.

positively position said HARRY H. VICKERS. 

